Te-shan Sets Down His Backpack - Case 28, Gateless Barrier.

Recorded February 1, 2025. The traditional commentary on Case 28 in the Gateless Barrier says: Before Te-shan left home, his mind was indignant and his tongue sharp. Full of arrogance, he went south to exterminate the doctrine of the special transmission outside the sutras. When he reached the road to Li-cho he sought to buy refreshments from an old woman at a roadside tea stand. The old woman said, “Venerable monk, what are all those books you are carrying on your back?” Te-shan said...